On this week’s Buzz Out Loud, Brian and Molly take Apple (and others) to task for unsafe and inhumane working conditions at consumer electronics factories in China. It’s time for Apple and us, the consumers, to demand better. Plus, Google’s privacy policy changes, Netflix’s big bounce-back, and Computer Love–and meet Givit, the way to share …

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The Internet flexed its power with this week’s SOPA/PIPA blackouts, but make no mistake: this battle isn’t over yet, and will only intensify–it might get a lot more sneaky, in fact. But this week? The Internet wins. Will students lose out with Apple’s new plan to revamp the textbook industry? Or just the students (and …

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It’s Friday the 13th & we are wrapping up CES 2012. Today on the show we discuss the Best of CES winners and losers and discuss some CES disappointments and surprises. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarification, or as …

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After our first day of CES we discuss what tech is making waves in Vegas. What grabbed your attention and which products will never see the store shelves. Molly Breaks down her interview with Google’s Eric Schmidt and Brian Tong reflects on his time with LL Cool J live on the CNET stage. Buzz Out …

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We are broadcasting live from the CNET stage at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Today on the show we welcomed Charles Seiber the Vice President of Marketing for Roku and picked his brain about the future of the tiny online video streaming box. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some …

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The U.S. Government does, but we just wanted to make that clear for you in this weeks show. Kodak’s facing an ugly future, Barnes and Noble is looking to spin-off its Nook division and will Yahoo ever be relevant again? Kanye West is comparing himself to Steve Jobs, seriously. Plus, we can’t wait to see …

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It’s our annual prediction extravaganza! Stephen, the All-Seeing Eye, NostraTongus, and Molly the Mage look into 2012 and guess at which companies, which gadgets, and which trends will appear, die, expand, or maybe just go horribly wrong. Spoiler: we all think Facebook will IPO. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …

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It’s Microsoft’s last CES, we say goodbye, and will it have any major impact on the worlds largest electronics show. Short answer. No. The vote on SOPA gets delayed until 2012, just in time to try to make people forget. Plus, some of the Top 10 lists from the internet meme world! We love you …

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Today on Buzz Out Loud we are joined by the Rumor Has It girls Karyne Levy and Emily Dreyfuss. The Galaxy Nexus has crash landed in America and SOPA is set for a vote on amendments today in the Washington. We play a round of Into It..Not Into It and discuss what the world searched …

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The Buzz Out Loud team gets together for a special episode to discuss and debate CNET’s end-of-the-year CNET 100 list of lists. Are the winners really winners? Are we being fair to the disappointments? Will 3D TV ever get it right? Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation …

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